God's Will, Part 5

God's Will, Part 5

As we have seen in the previous entries, God's will is for us to be saved, Spirit-filled, sanctified, submissive, and suffering.  Now you may be thinking "But what about those specific questions?  Where do I go to school?  What job do I take?" etc.  This may come as a shock but if you are/are doing the previous five things mentioned, do whatever you want!  If those five elements of God's will are are operating in your life, God is running your wants and your life! 

Take delight in the LORD, and he will give you the desires of your heart (Psalm 37:4).  

God does not say He will fulfill all of the desires there.  If you are living a godly life, He will give you the right desires.  Just keep moving, God will guide you.  Many times, and it could be years later, you clearly see His hand at work in your life even though in the moment you felt lost and had no idea where things were going.  Don't worry about it, we may not know but God does.  The Bible offers many examples.  A couple are listed below that I would encourage you to look over:

1.  Genesis 24- A servant was sent to find a bride for Isaac.  He didn't know who or what he was looking for but he was involved in service and the Lord took it from there.

2.  Acts 16:6-10- Paul was traveling and the Lord stopped him multiple times from going to certain places.  We do not know how God stopped him but He did and made sure He ended up where He wanted him. 

Sometimes in life we encounter road blocks, these can just be things God is using to send us somewhere else or to do something else.  At the time these road blocks might seem bad, but if God is directing our lives it will be for our benefit in the long run.     

Therefore I urge you, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service of worship.  And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect (Romans 12:1-2).